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Table 1 Foods included in the food groups used for data analyses 

From: Maternal diet before and during pregnancy and risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis in children

Food group

Foods included

Eggs

Fried eggs, omelettes, poached eggs, hard- and soft-boiled eggs

Meats

“Grilled, roasted, or sautéed” beef, ground beef patty, pork (except charcuterie), veal, lamb, or mutton

Poultry

Poultry (chicken, turkey, …), rabbit

Fish

Fresh or frozen fish (cod, pollack, whiting, sole, trout, …), canned fish in oil (tuna, sardines, …), smoked or salted fish (salmon, herring, …), breaded fish, fish-based ready-made dishes, shellfish (mussels, oysters, shrimp)

Cheeses

Emmental, Gruyère, Comté, Beaufort, Bonbel, Babybel, Gouda, Edam, Cantal, Tommes, Morbier, St. Nectaire, Reblochon, ….

Brie, Camembert, Pont l’Evêque, Munster, Vacherin, St Marcelin, Caprice des Dieux-type cheese, …

Roquefort, blue cheese of any origin

Chèvre, fresh cheese (brands such as Le Tartare, Kiri, …)

Milk

Whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, skimmed milk

Fats

Butter, margarine, non-fat-reduced crème fraîche

Cooked green vegetables

Green beans, endives, spinach, cress, leek, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots, zucchini, eggplant (ratatouille, …), peas, other vegetables (turnip, chard, …), vegetable soup, corn, pumpkin/squash, sweet potatoes, soybean sprouts

Raw vegetables

Green salad, endives, cress, spinach, grated carrot, celery, tomatoes, beets, cabbage, cucumber, radish, avocado, sprouts, …

Grains

Bread (white, wholewheat,…), biscotti, crispbreads, cereal

Fruit

Apricots, melon, mangoes, peaches, prunes, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, bananas, kiwi, citrus fruit, apples, pears, grapes, other fresh fruit, dried apricots or peaches, other dried fruits

Fruit juices

Orange juice, grapefruit juice, pineapple juice, apple juice, grape juice, etc.